18
penniless(adjective, poor, wanting, bankrupt, destitute)
17
broke(adjective, poor, wanting, bankrupt, destitute)
10
bankrupt(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished, broke)
9
poor(adjective, wanting, destitute, impoverished, broke)
8
bust
8
destitute(adjective, poor, wanting, impoverished, broke)
8
hard up(expression, adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished)
8
impoverished(adjective, poor, wanting, destitute, broke)
8
poverty-stricken(adjective, poor, bankrupt, destitute, impoverished)
7
indigent(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished, broke)
7
stony-broke
6
impecunious(adjective, poor, wanting, destitute, impoverished)
6
insolvent(adjective, poor, bankrupt, destitute, impoverished)
6
short(adjective, poor, wanting, destitute, broke)
5
necessitous(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished, broke)
5
needy(adjective, poor, wanting, destitute, impoverished)
4
on one's uppers
4
penurious(adjective, poor, wanting, destitute, impoverished)
4
ruined
4
stone-broke
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